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VeraCrypt 1.26.28 Beta3

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VeraCrypt 1.26.28 Beta3 Pre-release
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VeraCrypt 1.26.28 Beta2

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VeraCrypt 1.26.28 Beta

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.24

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.24 Latest
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Changes between 1.26.20 and 1.26.24 (30 May 2025):

  • All OSes:

    • Fix Whirlpool implementation for big-endian platforms. (GH #1529)
    • Rename "Dismount All" to "Unmount All" in UI, with ALT+u as the new accelerator key (previously ALT+s).
    • Add contributed Chinese and Russian CHM documentation.
    • Update translations.

  • Windows:

    • Implement screen protection against screenshots and screen recording, enabled by default.
      • This feature can be disabled during installation or via Performance/Driver Configuration settings.
    • Add checkboxes in the MSI installer for controlling memory protection and screen protection features.
      • Introduce command-line options DISABLEMEMORYPROTECTION and DISABLESCREENPROTECTION for MSI installer configuration.
      • Both options accept values 0 (enabled) or 1 (disabled).
      • Example: 
        msiexec /i VeraCrypt_Setup_x64_1.26.24.msi DISABLESCREENPROTECTION=1 /qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable ACCEPTLICENSE=YES
    • Fix race conditions when multiple instances of veracrypt.exe are launched simultaneously.
    • Update bundled libzip to version 1.11.3.

  • Linux:

    • Add support for AppImage packaging and usage.
    • Fix absolute path usage for true command when checking sudo session status.
    • Fix failure to use Hungarian language translations.
    • Improve generic installer scripts. (GH #1514)
    • Add support for /run/media/veracrypt as default mount prefix when /media is not available. (GH #1524)
    • Remove pcsclite dependency from .deb/.rpm packages—now detected/loaded dynamically at runtime.

  • macOS:

    • Fix absolute path usage for true command when checking sudo session status.
    • Create symlink for VeraCrypt in /usr/local/bin to allow CLI usage.
    • Fix failure to use Hungarian language translations.

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.20

05 Feb 12:36
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VeraCrypt version 1.26.20

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Changes between 1.26.18 and 1.26.20 (3 February 2025):

  • All OSes:
    • Implement SHA-256 acceleration on ARM64 platforms using CPU instructions.
    • Update translations.
    • Replace "Dismount" with "Unmount" across the UI and documentation to align with IT standards (GH #1478)
  • Windows:
    • Fix regression in driver that always allowed defragmentation and caused other side effects.
    • Revert to the previous method of gathering system entropy due to stability issues reported by users.
  • Linux:
    • Fix a regression in Linux Mint affecting administrator password authentication. (GH #1473)
  • macOS:
    • Fix regression that blocked dismounting of volumes. (GH #1467)
    • Resolve a wxWidgets 3.2.6 assertion error related to the undefined switch use-dummy-sudo-password. (GH #1470)

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.19

23 Jan 00:23
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VeraCrypt version 1.26.19

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Changes between 1.26.18 and 1.26.19 (22 January 2025):

  • macOS:
    • Fix regression that blocked dismounting of volumes. (GH #1467, GH #1469)

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.18

22 Jan 18:19
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VeraCrypt version 1.26.18

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Changes between 1.26.15 and 1.26.18 (20 January 2025):
  • All OSes:
    • Added support for SHA-256 x86 intrinsic to enhance the performance of PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256.
    • Added support for AES hardware on ARM64 platforms (e.g. Windows ARM64, macOS on Apple Silicon Mx).
    • Updated translations
  • Windows:
    • Dropped support for Windows 32-bit.
    • Set Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) as the minimum supported version.
    • Reduce driver deadlock occurences under low-memory scenarios caused by re-entrant IRP completions.
    • Fixed failed EFI detection on some PCs where the BootOrder variable is not defined (proposed by @kriegste, GH #360).
    • Fixed "Access Denied" error when updating VeraCrypt using EXE setup following a Windows upgrade.
    • Fixed various issues affecting the EFI system encryption configuration editor.
    • Fixed regression in Traveler Disk creation (GH #886)
    • Replaced the deprecated CryptGenRandom with BCryptGenRandom for generating secure random bytes.
    • Use modern API to gather system entropy for random generation instead of obsolete ones.
    • Update LZMA SDK to version 24.09
    • Update libzip to version 1.11.2
  • Linux:
    • CVE-2024-54187: Added absolute paths when executing system binaries to prevent path hijacking (collaboration with SivertPL @__tfr)
    • CVE-2025-23021: Prevent mounting volumes on system directories and PATH (reported by SivertPL @__tfr)
    • Fixed an assertion issue with the wxWidgets library included in Ubuntu.
    • Improved directory-opening logic by prioritizing xdg-open and adding fallback mechanisms.
    • Ensure that volume exists before starting the mount operation.
    • Fix "Password too long" error message not expanded to include max length (GH #1456)
    • Simplify sudo session detection logic.
  • macOS:
    • CVE-2024-54187: Added absolute paths when executing system binaries to prevent path hijacking (collaboration with SivertPL @__tfr)
    • CVE-2025-23021: Prevent mounting volumes on system directories and PATH (reported by SivertPL @__tfr)
    • Disabled screen capture by default. Added the --allow-screencapture CLI switch to enable it if needed.
    • Ensure that volume exists before starting the mount operation.
    • Implement sudo session detection logic

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.15 (Windows Hotfix)

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.15 (Windows Hotfix)

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Changes between 1.26.14 and 1.26.15 (2 September 2024):
  • Windows:
    • Fix MSI install/uninstall issues:
      • Fixed error 1603 returned by MSI silent install when REBOOT=ReallySuppress is specified and a reboot is required.
      • Fixed missing documentation and language files from the MSI package.
      • Fixed MSI not installing new documentation and language files when upgrading from an EXE-based installation.
      • Fixed installation folder not being removed after MSI uninstall in some cases.
    • Fix regression during UEFI system decryption that caused the bootloader to persist.

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.14

27 Aug 20:43
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VeraCrypt version 1.26.14

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Changes between 1.26.7 and 1.26.14 (25 August 2024):

  • All OSes:

    • Update translations and documentation.
    • Implement language selection settings in non-Windows versions.
    • Make codebase compatible with wxWidgets 3.3 in non-Windows versions.
    • Implement detection of volumes affected by XTS master key vulnerability and warn user about it.
    • Update mount failure error messages to mention removal of TrueCrypt support and old algorithms.

  • Windows:

    • Better fix for Secure Desktop issues under Windows 11 22H2.
      • IME is now disabled in Secure Desktop because it is known to cause issues.
    • VeraCrypt Expander: Fix expansion of volumes on disks with a sector size different from 512 (by skl0n6).
    • Fix writing wrong EFI System Encryption Advanced Options to registry.
    • Don't close Setup when exiting VeraCrypt process through system tray Exit menu.
    • Fix failure to format some disks (e.g., VHDX) caused by virtual partition offset not 4K aligned.
    • Fallback to absolute positioning when accessing disks if relative positioning fails.
    • Update zlib to version 1.3.1.

  • Linux:

    • Focus PIM field when selected (GH #1239).
    • Fix generic installation script on Konsole in Wayland (GH #1244).
    • Added the ability to build using wolfCrypt as the cryptographic backend. Disabled by default. (Contributed by wolfSSL, GH PR #1227).
    • Allows GUI to launch in a Wayland-only environment (GH #1264).
    • CLI: Don't initially re-ask PIM if it was already specified (GH #1288).
    • CLI: Fix incorrect max hidden volume size for file containers (GH #1338).
    • Enhance ASLR security of generic installer binaries by adding linked flag for old GCC version (reported by @morton-f on Sourceforge).

  • macOS:

    • Fix corrupted disk icon in main UI (GH #1218).
    • Fix near zero width PIM input box and simplify wxTextValidator logic (GH #1274).
    • Use correct Disk Utility location when "check filesystem" is ran (GH #1273).
    • Add support for FUSE-T as an alternative to MacFUSE (GH #1055).

  • FreeBSD:

    • Fix privilege escalation prompts not showing up (GH #1349).
    • Support automatic detection and mounting of ext2/3/4, exFAT, NTFS filesystems (GH #1350).
    • Use correct Disk Utility location when "check filesystem" is ran (GH #1273).

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.7

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VeraCrypt version 1.26.7

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Changes between 1.25.9 and 1.26.7 (1 October 2023) :
  • All OSes:
    • Security: Ensure that XTS primary key is different from the secondary key when creating volumes
    • Remove TrueCrypt Mode support. Version 1.25.9 can be used to mount or convert TrueCrypt volumes.
    • Complete removal of RIPEMD160 and GOST89 algorithms. Legacy volumes using any of them cannot be mounted by VeraCrypt anymore.
    • Add support for BLAKE2s as new PRF algorithm for both system encryption and standard volumes.
    • Introducing support for EMV banking smart cards as keyfiles for non-system volumes.
      • No need for a separate PKCS#11 module configuration.
      • Card PIN isn't required.
      • Generates secure keyfile content from unique, encoded data present on the banking card.
      • Supports all EMV standard-compliant banking cards.
      • Can be enabled in settings (go to Settings->Security Tokens).
      • Developed by a team of students from the Institut national des sciences appliquées de Rennes.
      • More details about the team and the project are available at https://projets-info.insa-rennes.fr/projets/2022/VeraCrypt/index_en.html.
    • When overwriting an existing file container during volume creation, add its current size to the available free space
    • Add Corsican language support. Update several translations.
    • Update documentation
  • Windows:
    • Officially, the minimum supported version is now Windows 10. VeraCrypt may still run on Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, but no active tests are done on these platforms.
    • EFI Bootloader:
      • Fix bug in PasswordTimeout value handling that caused it to be limited to 255 seconds.
      • Rescue Disk: enhance "Boot Original Windows Loader" by using embedded backup of original Windows loader if it is missing from disk
      • Addition of Blake2s and removal of RIPEMD160 & GOST89
    • Enable memory protection by default. Add option under Performance/Driver Configuration to disable it if needed.
      • Memory protection blocks non-admin processes from reading VeraCrypt memory
      • It may block Screen Readers (Accessibility support) from reading VeraCrypt UI, in which case it can be disabled
      • It can be disabled by setting registry value "VeraCryptEnableMemoryProtection" to 0 under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\veracrypt
    • Add process mitigation policy to prevent VeraCrypt from being injected by other processes
    • Minor enhancements to RAM Encryption implementation
    • Fix Secure Desktop issues under Windows 11 22H2
    • Implement support for mounting partially encrypted system partitions.
    • Fix false positive detection of new device insertion when Clear Encryption Keys option is enable (System Encryption case only)
    • Better implementation of Fast Create when creating file containers that uses UAC to request required privilege if not already held
    • Allow choosing Fast Create in Format Wizard UI when creating file containers
    • Fix formatting issues during volume creation on some machines.
    • Fix stall issue caused by Quick Format of large file containers
    • Add dropdown menu to Mount button to allow mounting without using the cache.
    • Possible workaround for logarithmic slowdown for Encrypt-In-Place on large volumes.
    • Make Expander first check file existence before proceeding further
    • Allow selecting size unit (KB/MB/GB) for generated keyfiles
    • Display full list of supported cluster sizes for NTFS, ReFS and exFAT filesystems when creating volumes
    • Support drag-n-drop of files and keyfiles in Expander.
    • Implement translation of Expander UI
    • Replace legacy file/dir selection APIs with modern IFileDialog interface for better Windows 11 compatibility
    • Enhancements to dependency dlls safe loading, including delay loading.
    • Remove recommendation of keyfiles files extensions and update documentation to mention risks of third-party file extensions.
    • Add support for more language in the setup installer
    • Update LZMA library to version 23.01
    • Update libzip to version 1.10.1 and zlib to version 1.3.
    • Linux:
      • Fix bug in Random generator on Linux when used with Blake2s that was triggering a self test failure.
      • Modify Random Generator on Linux to exactly match official documentation and the Windows implementation.
      • Fix compatibility issues with Ubuntu 23.04.
      • Fix assert messages displayed when using wxWidgets 3.1.6 and newer.
      • Fix issues launching fsck on Linux.
      • Fix privilege escalation prompts being ignored.
      • Fix wrong size for hidden volume when selecting the option to use all free space.
      • Fix failure to create hidden volume on a disk using CLI caused by wrong maximum size detection.
      • Fix various issues when running in Text mode:
        • Don't allow selecting exFAT/BTRFS filesytem if they are not present or not compatible with the created volume.
        • Fix wrong dismount message displayed when mounting a volume.
        • Hide PIM during entry and re-ask PIM when user entered a wrong value.
        • Fix printing error when checking free space during volume creation in path doesn't exist.
      • Use wxWidgets 3.2.2.1 for static builds (e.g. console only version)
      • Fix compatibility of generic installers with old Linux distros
      • Update help message to indicate that when cascading algorithms they must be separated by dash
      • Better compatibility with building under Alpine Linux and musl libc
    • macOS:
      • Fix issue of VeraCrypt window becoming unusable in use cases involving multiple monitors and change in resolution.
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